Content, progress and pedagogy of the module

The aim of the course is to give the student a fundamental knowledge of water flow in marine environments. Based on the gained knowledge the student shall be able to analyse time series of environmental data and construct conceptual models for a given marine environment.

Learning objectives

Knowledge

• On global ocean topography, currents, waves, temperature and salinity.
• On local currents in coastal zones and estuaries.
• On costal processes and hydraulics.
• On local and global ocean nutrient transport.
• On basic time series analysis.

Skills

• To perform a systematic analysis of the physics in the coastal zone and estuaries.
• To analyse time series in an oceanographic context.
• To analyse geophysical flows in the ocean and coastal zone.

Competences

• To evaluate, structure and present oceanographic data.
• Describe and analyse marine processes. 
• To construct conceptual models for a specific marine environment on the basis on literature studies and data.
• To structure and produce technical documentation of complex problems, methods and results.
• To communicate problems, findings and results graphically as well as oral to the relevant target audience.

Type of instruction

Lectures supplemented with project work, workshops, presentation seminars, experimental work etc.

Extent and expected workload

The module is 5 ECTS which is corresponding to 150 hours of study.

Exam

Exams